uutils / uutils/coreutils

Reduce clap features for binary size

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Description

For more information, try '--help'.

> cp --progresss
error: unexpected argument '--progresss' found

tip: a similar argument exists: '--progress'

should be optional at least for.

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Research direction

No file or test is named, and the requested scope ends mid-sentence. Start by locating the clap feature declarations and the build configuration for the coreutils binaries. Done should mean the relevant clap functionality is optional as intended and the resulting binary-size change is verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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